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Emmitt Smith may be best known among sports fans as a former Dallas Cowboys powerhouse, the National Football League’s all-time leading rusher, and a 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee. He may be widely recognized by reality TV watchers as the dance-floor champion of hit series “Dancing With the Stars.” But in commercial real estate, Smith is a star in his own right for earning the CCIM designation and proudly adding the coveted CCIM pin to his lapel last fall.

After his long and successful NFL career, Smith set his sights on real estate and embarked on the path to the pin. “Earning the CCIM designation means a great deal to me,” he said. “It shows that I went through the complete program, did the work, and showed commitment. It lets my peers know that I can do the work.”

Smith co-founded and currently serves as CEO and co-chairman of ESmith Legacy, a Dallas-based commercial real estate development and asset management firm with projects in New York, Baltimore, and Phoenix.

“I am willing to do whatever it takes to become the person I need to be so I can achieve the goals I have set for myself,” Smith says about his journey to success in his new book, Game On: Find Your Purpose — Pursue Your Dream.

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